Expanding and Re-sodding tee on hole #2

On Monday and Tuesday of this week we had a chance to strip, expand and re-sod the 3 tee on Hole #2. We have always had trouble with this tee and have to re-sod this tee almost every year. We decided to change the grass type to Tifgrand. Tifgrand is fairly shade tolerant and stands up to traffic well. We also increased the size of the tee from around 900 sq. ft. to around 1400 sq. ft. Hopefully these changes will help us in the long run. We have also started using rolls of sod instead of pallets in areas that are large enough. This should help us to get back playing on this tee sooner than if we had used the smaller squares of sod that come on pallets.

Before, notice the new painted line 

Before, notice the new painted line 

Sod cut and being stripped up. The corners have to be blown out like this in order to keep the slope on the side of the tee the same as the existing slope once the tee is expanded. 

Clean up of cut sod

Tee mix added to each end and leveled with existing tee

Tilling entire tee with amendments 

Laying the first roll of sod 

Second row 

Half way across

Almost all the way across

Rolling the finished product to help smooth everything out

Full view

 

I wish that the sod would have been a little more green when it came it but with this cold winter the sod farms are not greening up like they should be either. It should not take long before it greens up and we are back playing on it.